August 03, 2012

Cameo Cut Share

I'll be completely honest. A lot of my summer vacation has been spent lounging on our bed. Not the couch - that would take too much energy to go that far.

I've had lots of time to play with my Silhouette Studio software, Google tutorials on how to make your own Cameo cuts, and basically any computer activity that does not require me getting up too often. I'm really not joking.

That said, I decided to try my hand a few cut designs that I have promised myself I will actually cut and use as soon as I get up (okay, here I'm sort of joking - I have gotten up some to craft and sew...I do get a few bursts of energy every now and then).

First up, these journaling cards so that I can journal what Adam and I both said when we first found out we were expecting, but they could be used for many other subjects as well.

This one was made using Photo shop shapes and Bebas font. You can download if you would like to use it.

The last one came about because I watched this tutorial and realized that I could basically make any cut based on a picture that has been scanned in. A light bulb went off and I immediately decided to try making a Cameo cut from my Linocut of Henry.

First cut, this one did not cut so well (argh!). So I decided to go back and simplify my design so that it might cut out more clean and crisp.

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Cameo Cut Share

I'll be completely honest. A lot of my summer vacation has been spent lounging on our bed. Not the couch - that would take too much energy to go that far.

I've had lots of time to play with my Silhouette Studio software, Google tutorials on how to make your own Cameo cuts, and basically any computer activity that does not require me getting up too often. I'm really not joking.

That said, I decided to try my hand a few cut designs that I have promised myself I will actually cut and use as soon as I get up (okay, here I'm sort of joking - I have gotten up some to craft and sew...I do get a few bursts of energy every now and then).

First up, these journaling cards so that I can journal what Adam and I both said when we first found out we were expecting, but they could be used for many other subjects as well.

This one was made using Photo shop shapes and Bebas font. You can download if you would like to use it.

The last one came about because I watched this tutorial and realized that I could basically make any cut based on a picture that has been scanned in. A light bulb went off and I immediately decided to try making a Cameo cut from my Linocut of Henry.

First cut, this one did not cut so well (argh!). So I decided to go back and simplify my design so that it might cut out more clean and crisp.